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Thursday, November 15, 2012

The girls and I started unpacking some of our Christmas decorations the other day (yes, I know it's early but we have to have our downstairs all decorated by Monday and when you have two little helpers everything takes three times as long). I pulled out these little trees and set them on the table. I was planning on putting some of them in Lola's room again and some on the mirrored dresser that we moved into the dining room but as they were sitting there on the table I realized I kind of liked how they looked even though it wasn't at all what I had in mind for our table. I needed to photograph our new table runner so we could list it in the shop and decided to play around with the trees a bit more so I could see how they would look for the photos. Well, I took the photos and they really grew on me so now I am thinking I may leave them here and just make something new for Lola's room.

I made 5 of the seven trees - the four yarn ones and the ruffled one. The one with the big star was a gift and the one with the smaller star is from a store called Lola Rue in Bloomington. The greenery is from in front of our house.

I made one of these table runners quite some time ago for our last table. And then I made a longer one for our new table, and that is the size we are selling in our shop. They are 16" wide by 90" long including the ruffle. They are made from the same 100% cotton fabric that we use for most of our screenprinted pillows.

So you said the greenery came from outside your house. Do you spray anything you take from outside with something before you bring it in?It seems that any time I use things from outside, I find bugs on it when I put it where I want it inside. I was doing some fall decorating with acorns this year, and the next day I found worms coming out of them!

I am loving that centerpiece! So pretty and simple, but so elegant! I am hosting Thanksgiving so I will hold off on my Christmas until after the turkey. Then I am ALL over it! We recently moved from the beach in Charleston to Minnesota so this cold weather has really made me be in the Christmas spirit!!

I agree, I also like the trees on your dining table, and the ruffle runner is just gorgeous. I also have decided to unpack all of our christmas decorations early, my kids love to have the house decorated for christmas, so why not?

Have read and enjoyed your blog for such a long time, but today something you mentioned grabbed me... "Lola Rue in Bloomington"! Every year I look forward to her Christmas open house and it was so neat to see my hometown get a mention on one of my favorite blogs!

Have read and enjoyed your blog for such a long time, but today something you mentioned grabbed me... "Lola Rue in Bloomington"! Every year I look forward to her Christmas open house and it was so neat to see my hometown get a mention on one of my favorite blogs!

Love your blog and see that the shirts are sold out : ) The photography is awesome too on this blog.. Love it .. I am your newest follower !!! I am a new blogger so I love seeing all the new blogs.. check mine out and follow if you get a chance....WOuld love to have you guys.............. Love the burlap decor too... Have a blessed Thanksgiving !!!!!!!